Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs SDY: how they differ
RSP and SDY hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and SDY hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| Genuine Parts Co | 0.27% | 0.78% |
| Jack Henry & Associates Inc | 0.25% | 0.47% |
| Microsoft Corp | 0.24% | 0.54% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.24% | 0.69% |
| Target Corp | 0.24% | 1.74% |
| Travelers Cos Inc/The | 0.24% | 0.66% |
| Becton Dickinson & Co | 0.23% | 1.41% |
| Best Buy Co Inc | 0.23% | 0.65% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.23% | 1.26% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.23% | 0.55% |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc | 0.23% | 0.63% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 0.22% | 1.47% |
| Only in RSP | Only in SDY |
|---|---|
| Moderna Inc 0.58% | RPM INTERNATIONAL INC 0.57% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 0.31% | GRACO INC 0.56% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | CARLISLE COS INC 0.54% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29% | ROYAL GOLD INC 0.53% |
| Valero Energy Corp 0.29% | LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 0.53% |
| Charles River Laboratories International 0.28% | ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC 0.50% |
| Phillips 66 0.28% | EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES 0.50% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% | UMB FINANCIAL CORP 0.44% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | SPDR S&P Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +11.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 84.6% |
| Holdings | 506 | 157 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or SDY?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and SDY returned +11.0%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or SDY?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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